News

Father Christopher C. Steinle, O.S.A., recently returned to Latin America in his new ministry as an Augustinian missionary to the Province of St. Michael, headquartered in Quito, Ecuador. Father Steinle began this service in February following several years of ministry for the domestic needs of the Midwest Augustinians’ Province.

In the News

2015 is a landmark for the United Nations for various reasons. This year marks the seventieth anniversary of its founding.

More important, the community of nations would, by September this year, adopt anotherfifteen year timeline development agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), that would replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) adopted fifteen years ago.

The process of selecting these transformative goals, hoped to “free the human race from the tyranny of poverty and want and to heal and secure our planet for present and future generations,” pervades all discussions and events at the UN and its associated agencies and organizations these days.

Augustinians International has been deeply involved in this process and is glad to present in this edition of its newsletter (below) highlights of the process. Enjoy the reading!

Patrick Murphy has been working with the Augustinians in fundraising and
communications since 2010. He began working with the Augustinian Vocations
office in 2015. He also holds a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management.

Midwest Augustinians

The Midwest Augustinians are a part of the Catholic Order of St. Augustine, known as the Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel. Our community life shapes our service in schools, parishes and missions. Our ministries span from the Midwestern United States to parts of Canada and northern Peru.